Xref: utzoo comp.unix.shell:782 alt.sys.sun:1872 alt.security:1712 Path: utzoo!utgpu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!ucsd!dog.ee.lbl.gov!hellgate.utah.edu!boulder!stan!marvin!imp From: imp@marvin.Solbourne.COM (Warner Losh) Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell,alt.sys.sun,alt.security Subject: Re: ~/.rhosts: put my username in there too? Message-ID: <1990Oct30.233117.19259@Solbourne.COM> Date: 30 Oct 90 23:31:17 GMT References: <27236@mimsy.umd.edu> <1990Oct30.194948.2439@eua.ericsson.se> Sender: news@Solbourne.COM Organization: Solbourne Computers Inc. Lines: 16 In article <1990Oct30.194948.2439@eua.ericsson.se> per@erix.ericsson.se (Per Hedeland) writes: >There is however one case where the presence of a username can make a >difference, namely if two or more users (=usernames) share a home directory Another reason to add them is if you ever change accounts, or use the same .rhost file for different machines/accounts (I had five accounts at school that all shared the same .rhost file (copies)). Adding the name reinforces that I want "warner at hydrovax" to use this account, rather than "whatever I am now at hydrovax". Warner -- Warner Losh imp@Solbourne.COM How does someone declare moral bankruptcy?